History of 3-person officiating

[ilyazhito]

It's obvious, but JRut said that he worked a 2-person women's scrimmage back when he was a women's college official. Maybe some conferences (below the Division 1 level, of course) worked 2-person, some did 3-person, and it only got standardized later. That there are manuals available probably just means that the system was put in place by then, but it does not preclude that system from being used before that point.

Right now, MD (MPSSAA) is 3-person for varsity games, except for games served by Board 12 and some BBOWS games. Playoffs is all 3-person in MD. All DC public, charter, and major private (WCAC/IAC/MAC/ISL) games are 3-person, and VHSL has adopted 3-person for varsity games too.